Monday, May 05, 2008

Macerata Monday: Cats

Or just one cat, really. This picture is for Cyndi, who loves cats (and always snaps pictures of them whenever she sees them). I am actually allergic to cats, so I tend to stay away, but still, they can be cute.

This photo is from my walk home from the city centre--every Tuesday I have lessons in town, and when I walk back to my house (which is a bit outside of the main centre), I pass through these narrow cobblestoned residential lanes, where normally I'm the only one out and about. On this particular day, it was me and this cat, in front of that very charmingly dilapidated little storage shed. I love all of those details--and I know that they aren't specific to Macerata necessarily, but they are a part of Macerata, that's for sure.

Hope that all of you Italians/expats had a very pleasant series of long weekends--with the 25th of April and the 1st of May being lovely little holidays here. More on our past couple of Sundays soon.

Also, check out my brother's new cheese of the week posts for a taste of cheese on that side of the Atlantic--Paul is focusing on American cheeses in his series. I know, I know--it's about time my cheese of the week posts returned. And they will soon (in fact, we've already started the cheese tasting). In the meantime, take a look at the cheeses Paul is trying.

2 Comments:

I came across your blog today in researching about moving to Italy. I am currently learning Italian in San Francisco, but except for a good grasp of grammar concepts, I can't really speak even after 7 months. Is it really as easy as everyone says it is once you are living there?

Two eager American ragazze and their adventures in Italy during the summer of 2003 (including hail storms, exploding televisions, porcupines, homemade ravioli, and pipistrelli). "Niente interesante succede MAI in Italia!" allora, aspetta! UPDATE: Since that summer, the adventures have only continued, and so has the blog!